His form remains crucial for the Men in Blue heading into ICC T20 World Cup 2022, which India would want to win after a disappointing Super 12 phase exit last year.
The three-match T20I series between India and South Africa will kick off today from Thiruvananthapuram, followed by two more T20Is on October 2 and October 4.
Buttler is still battling the injury he picked up in England while playing domestic cricket. He has not played any international cricket since July, when he featured in a T20I against South Africa at Southampton.
UAE's previous T20 World Cup appearance was back in 2014, when the event was held in Bangladesh. The team was eliminated from the group stages itself, losing all of its three matches
Kohli showed heavy glimpses of his prime self during the recently concluded Asia Cup 2022, in which he also hit his much-anticipated 71st international century
St John's [Antigua], September 14 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday announced the squad for the upcoming International Cricket Council's (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup, which will take place from October-November this year.
Karthik last featured for Team India in a T20 World Cup event in 2010. In that event, he played two matches and scored 29 runs at an average of 14.50, with the best score of 16